NTSB investigations, MI
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA' ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CHI00LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLutke Rotoway Exec 90 · Kalamazoo, MIthe loss of main rotor rpm due to the failure of the top engine mount and the subsequent loss of the main rotor drive belt tension. A factor was the confined area landing zone.NTSB CHI00LA205Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Decatur, MIthe left main landing gear brake was locked during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the uneven terrain on which the landing was made.NTSB CHI00LA206Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMead Kolb Firestar II · Gwinn, MIthe pilot not obtaining/maintaining altitude/clearance. Factors were the tree and the high density altitude.NTSB CHI00LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Athens, MIthe failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and the delayed remedial action performed by the flight instructor. A factor to the accident was the runway edge light that was struck…NTSB CHI00LA188Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-20L · Gregory, MIthe control stick movement being restricted by the pilot's seat-type parachute and the excessive descent rate and airspeed during landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.NTSB CHI00LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher K8B · Manchester, MIthe downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.NTSB CHI00LA174Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Grant, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a stall/mush condition. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and gusty wind conditions which resulted in turbulence on takeoff.NTSB CHI00LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Canton, MIthe CFI delayed initiating a go-around during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student pilot's inadequate handling of the airplane, the crosswind condition, and the soft terrain on which the airplane touched down.NTSB CHI00LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTruthan Searey · Grand Rapids, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the airplane encountered high winds. Factors which related to this accident were the high crosswind, the wind gusts, and the submerged object.NTSB CHI00LA157Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Flushing, MIaltitude/clearance from the trees not being obtained/maintained by the pilot during the initial climb after takeoff. Factors to the accident were the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, including takeoff performance data not being…NTSB CHI00LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdgerly S-12 · Hartford, MIrestricted directional control. Factors relating to this accident were the rough, uneven runway, and the trees.NTSB CHI00LA146Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Plainwell, MIthe pilot exceeded the proper touchdown point during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the fence and the ditch which the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI00FA139Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Muskegon, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the trees.NTSB CHI00LA135Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway Exec 162F · Ithaca, MIthe door separation for undetermined reasons and the foreign object damage due to the door impact to the tailboom and tail rotor drive system.NTSB CHI00LA132Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Eckerman, MIThe pilot's failure to attain translational lift following an aborted landing and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness encountered by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the low rotor rpm and the trees.NTSB CHI00LA127Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild PT-26B · Winn, MIthe pilot's inadequate fuel management. Factors to the accident were fuel starvation, the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power, remedial action not possible by the pilot, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot.NTSB CHI00LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaab-Scania SF-340B · Hancock, MIthe deer which ran onto the runway and were subsequently struck by the airplane.NTSB CHI00LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Battle Creek, MIthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare, the student's lack of total experience, the runway lights, and the runway signs.NTSB CHI00LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 404 · Lansing, MIA loss of engine power due to improper fuel. Also causal was the improper aircraft service by the fixed base operator personnel and the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing encountered by the pilot. Factors were the improper grade of fuel and the lack of…NTSB CHI00LA113Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Near Muskegon, MIthe pilot failed to maintain altitude after inadvertently flying to instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings and visibility, the pilot became disoriented after inadvertently flying into IMC, and the…NTSB CHI00LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Pontiac, MIthe pilot's decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions which included icing and his inability to maintain aircraft control and a proper glidepath during the approach. Factors associated with the accident were the icing weather conditions and the…NTSB CHI00LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Waterford, MIthe directional control not obtained/maintained by the dual student and the remedial action not performed by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the snow bank.NTSB CHI00LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Saginaw, MIthe pilots failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were the icy runway and the snowbank.NTSB CHI00FA071Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 1900D · Escanaba, MIthe failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control due to unsafe/hazardous conditions on the runway that was not relayed to them. Factors were the uneven snow covered runway and the snowbank.NTSB CHI00LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Alma, MIthe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.NTSB CHI00LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · South Lyon, MIthe failure of the throttle and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot in the taxi area. Factors were the collapsed nose gear and the rough terrain,NTSB CHI00LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · Hanover, MIfuel starvation and the pilot's improper fuel tank selector position. A factor was the swampy terrain.NTSB CHI00LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Romulus, MIthe inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot.NTSB CHI00FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 175 · MIundetermined.NTSB CHI00LA015Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWelch Murphy Rebel · Saint Johns, MIthe pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.NTSB CHI00LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Grand Ledge, MIthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind and the tree which the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI00FA006Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportDassault DA-900B · Holland, MIThe copilot's improper use of the autopilot system while leveling the flight from descent, resulting in an inadvertent pilot-induced pitch oscillation of the airplane. A factor was the flight attendant not wearing a seat belt at the time of the occurrence.NTSB CHI99LA349Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Detroit, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent spin. A factor was the pilot snagged the banner pole.NTSB CHI99LA339Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Ann Arbor, MIThe pilot's improper touchdown during a water landing.NTSB CHI99LA337Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportReichert MJ-77 · Owosso, MIthe pilot's improper preflight which resulted in a takeoff with the oil cap not secured and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB CHI99LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Midland, MIthe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around.NTSB CHI99FA332Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Neguanee, MIthe pilot failed to maintain clearance from the tower.NTSB CHI99LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 11BC · Watervliet, MIthe pilot not maintaining aircraft control during takeoff, and the pilot not correcting for the porpoise.NTSB CHI99LA305Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Harsens Island, MIthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the berm and the pond.NTSB CHI99LA299Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Lambertville, MIthe inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and the pilot's failure to remove the aileron gust lock before flight. Factors to the accident were the soft terrain adjacent to the runway and the collapse of the nose gear.NTSB CHI99LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrantly Helicopter B-2B · Hudson, MIwas an inadequate preflight and misjudged flare to landing during the autorotation by the pilot. A factor in this accident was a totally blocked fuel tank vent system.NTSB CHI99FA290Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Paw Paw, MIthe pilot flew into known adverse weather, the pilot's lack of total instrument flight experience, and the pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane. Factors included the pilot's total lack of experience in the type of operation and the pilot's…NTSB CHI99LA291Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Tecumseh, MIfracture of the right main landing gear strut.NTSB CHI99MA269Accident · 10 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech 65-A90 · Marine City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall, inflight loss of contol, and collision with the ground.NTSB CHI99LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Frankfort, MIthe inadequate flare and the go-around not performed by the pilot.NTSB CHI99LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Berrien Springs, MIFailure to obtain a proper climb rate and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the uphill terrain and trees.NTSB CHI99LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Greenville, MIthe student pilot's inadequate use of the rudder which resulted in a loss of directional control during an aborted landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total experience and the segmented circle which the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI99LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 411 · Troy, MIEngine explosion/fire during start for undetermined reason.NTSB CHI99FA221Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Hubbard Lake, MIthe failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control after executing the low pass and steep nose up climb.NTSB CHI99LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Rogers City, MIThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.